Prospective randomized controlled multi-centre trial of cuffed or uncuffed endotracheal tubes in small children

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 867-873

  Weiss, M ^a   Dullenkopf, A ^a   Fischer, J E ^b   Keller, C ^c   Gerber, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, paediatric; Complications, stridor; Equipment, cuffs tracheal; Equipment, tubes tracheal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRIDOR; TRACHEA;

EID: 71749096777     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep290     Document Type: Article

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